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November 9, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delighted over Srinagar joining UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
• UNESCO Creative Cities Network designates Srinagar a Creative City of Craft and Folk Arts.
Photo: Dal Lake, Srinagar. Image Credit: Saka Bonetto.
Paris, France, November 8, 2021 — UNESCO announced today that the city of Srinagar had joined the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities. UNESCO has designated it as a Creative City of Craft and Folk Arts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over Srinagar joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) as a Creative City of Craft and Folk Arts.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said: “Delighted that beautiful Srinagar joins the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) with a special mention for its craft and folk art. It is fitting recognition for the vibrant cultural ethos of Srinagar. Congratulations to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.”
Srinagar joins Chennai and Varanasi - UNESCO Cities of music; Jaipur - UNESCO City of crafts and folk arts; Mumbai - UNESCO City of the film; and Hyderabad - UNESCO City of gastronomy.
Worldwide, 49 new cities have joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) following their designation by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to recognize their commitment to placing culture and creativity at the heart of their development and sharing knowledge & good practices.
The Network now numbers 295 cities reaching 90 countries that invest in culture and creativity - crafts and folk art, design, film, gastronomy, literature, media arts, and music - to advance sustainable urban development.
“A new urban model needs to be developed in every city, with its architects, town planners, landscapers, and citizens. We are urging everyone to work with States to reinforce the international cooperation between cities which UNESCO wishes to promote”, said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
“I would like to offer my warm congratulations to India and especially to Srinagar. This is a great recognition of the vitality of the arts and crafts sector in Srinagar”, Eric Falt, UNESCO New Delhi Director, remarked.
By joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), cities commit to sharing their best practices and developing partnerships involving the public and private sectors and civil society to strengthen the creation, production, distribution, and dissemination of cultural activities and goods and services. They also pledge to develop hubs of creativity and innovation and broaden opportunities for creators and professionals in the cultural sector.
• Here are the New Creative Cities:
- Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Music
- Batumi (Georgia) - Music
- Belfast (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - Music
- Bida (Nigeria) - Handicrafts and Folk Art
- Bohicon (Benin) - Gastronomy
- Buraidah (Saudi Arabia) - Gastronomy
- Bursa (Turkey) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Campina Grande (Brazil) - Media Arts
- Cannes (France) - Film
- Cluj-Napoca (Romania) - Film
- Como (Italy) - Craft and Folk Art
- Covilhã (Portugal) - Design
- Doha (Qatar) - Design
- Gdynia (Poland) - Film
- Gimhae (Republic of Korea) - Craft and Folk Art
- Göteborg (Sweden) - Literature
- Hamar (Norway) - Media Arts
- Huai’an (China) - Gastronomy
- Huancayo (Peru) - Music
- Ibagué (Colombia) - Music
- Jakarta (Indonesia) - Literature
- Kermanshah (Iran) - Gastronomy
- Kharkiv (Ukraine) - Music
- Kuching (Malaysia) - Gastronomy
- Lankaran (Azerbaijan) - Gastronomy
- Launceston (Australia) - Gastronomy
- London (Canada) - Music
- Manises (Spain) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Modena (Italy) - Media Arts
- Nakuru (Kenya) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Namur (Belgium) - Media Arts
- Pasto (Colombia) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Perth (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Phetchaburi (Thailand) - Gastronomy
- Port Louis (Mauritius) - Music
- Recife (Brazil) - Music
- Rouen (France) - Gastronomy
- Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) - Gastronomy
- Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal) - Gastronomy
- Santiago de Cuba (Cuba) - Music
- Srinagar (India) - Crafts and Folk Art
- Tallinn (Estonia) - Music
- Tbilisi (Georgia) - Media Arts
- Thessaloniki (Greece) - Gastronomy
- Usuki (Japan) - Gastronomy
- Vilnius (Lithuania) - Literature
- Weifang (China) - Handicraft and Folk Art
- Whanganui (New Zealand) - Design
- Xalapa (Mexico) - Music
Source: UNESCO
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